Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete both sessions for 10 Contact Hours (1.0 CEUs)
September 10 and 11, 2021
9:40 am EST • 8:40 am CST • 7:40 am MST • 6:40 am PST (US)
This comprehensive course delves into the impact of therapy from drugs that are designed to treat pain, musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous system, and endocrine disorders.
LIVE Webinar for Therapists. Complete both Sessions for 10 Contact Hours (1.0 CEUs)
September 10 and 11, 2021
9:40 am EST • 8:40 am CST • 7:40 am MST • 6:40 am PST (US)
Patients undergoing therapy routinely take both prescription drugs and OTC medicines that ultimately influence treatment outcomes. Therapists with knowledge of these medicines practice safer, more effective therapy. The course will examine Rx and non-Rx medicine used in the therapy setting and will cover adverse effects that influence treatment and outcomes. Information will focus on drug actions and patient errors when treating pain, as well as common disorders of the musculoskeletal, neurologic, cardiorespiratory, and endocrine systems. Common OTC drugs and herbals are examined for occult hazards and drug interactions. Unique responses of gender and special populations will be emphasized. Electronic resources for free drug-related information will be demonstrated.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant will:
Mark S. Nash, PhD, FACSM FASIA is a dynamic instructor who is highly regarded for his ability to take complex information and make it meaningful and clinically relevant. His pharmacology courses are acclaimed for ease of understanding and relevance to therapy practice. He is a tenured Professor of Neurological Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine at the Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Associate Director for the Center of Excellence in Spinal Cord Research, and Vice-Chair for Research in Rehabilitation Medicine. He holds graduate degrees in Human Biology, Applied Physiology, and Clinical Anatomy, and was a Doctoral Fellow focusing on rehabilitation of ischemic heart disease. Dr. Nash has taught doctoral coursework in Pharmacology in two distinguished Physical Therapy Programs and has presented more than 120 continuing education programs nationwide. He has published more than 180
manuscripts, scholarly monographs, and book chapters on topics in rehabilitation physiology, and has been honored for lifetime achievements in rehabilitation by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.
"The course was extremely informative but what made the course a home run was the presenter; Mark Nash. He presented the material in an extremely organized and efficient way with dabs of good humor, and the patience to adeptly answer all questions." - -Joshua Shulman
"Dr. Nash was very engaging! He made the material both interesting and applicable to various therapy settings. This course served to better explain common medications and their interactions." - -Nora Seader
Every physical, occupational and speech therapist treating patients in any clinical setting should take this course! It will change the way you look at medication reconciliation-and change the way you consider the plan of care in relation to patient's medications." --Joana Brooks
"This was one of the most informative and interesting courses I have every been to in years. Dr. Nash was fantastic. I would recommend this course to any discipline in need of a good pharmacology review." --
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Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 10 contact hours (1.0 CEUs). Intermediate level. License #______________.
Education Resources, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Provider #3043. This Distance Learning-Interactive Course is offered at 10 Contact Hours (1.0 CEUs). Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. Provider for the FL Occupational Therapy Association CE Broker for 12 CE Hours - approval #20-850332. NBCOT Professional Development for 10 PDUs.
Approved by the FL Physical Therapy Association for 12 CE Hours - approval #CE21-850332. Approval #2015-01 by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 10 CEC's.
Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 12 contact hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs). Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 10 contact hours. Approved by the KY Physical Therapy Association for 10 Category 1 contact hours, expiration Date: 3/6/23, approval # CS64-2010-KPTA. This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners accredited provider #2210017TX for 10 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTAs licensure renewal in TX.
ASHA CEUs are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the CEU Participant Form from the ASHA. Approved CE Provider for up to 1.0 CEU’s. The learning assessment for this course was successfully completed and approved for 10 clock hours of continuing education credit by the TX Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
10 hours of this course qualify towards the discipline-specific hours for the 20-hour requirement for NDTA re-certification. They do NOT qualify towards the 8-hour NDTA Instructor requirement for re-certification.
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